All James Allen Quotes
- Cease to be a disobedient child in the school of experience, and begin to learn, with humility and patience, the lessons that are set for… Begin
- Do not dwell upon the sins and mistakes of yesterday so exclusively as to have no energy and mind left for living rightly today, and… Dwell
- A man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance, and chooses ignorant thoughts; a man becomes wise because he loves wisdom and chooses wise thoughts. Becomes
- No man is hindered by another; he is only hindered by himself. No man suffers because of another; he suffers only because of himself. Hindered
- The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved. Brings
- A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts. Achieve
- Act is the blossom of thought; and joy and suffering are its fruits; thus does a man garner in the sweet and biter fruitage of… Act
- Suffering is always the effect of wrong thought in some direction. It is an indication that the individual is out of harmony with himself, with… Direction
- The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed. Automatically
- They who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pitying, all of which are indications… All
- Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is… Beautiful
- Man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild. Allowed
- Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. Attitude
- The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony. Circumstances
- A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of… Admire
- Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit. Bad
- To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to… Attainment
- You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. Brought
- Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next… Courage
- The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do. From
- A man is literally what he thinks. Man
- If a man will understand how intimately, yea, how inseparably, self-control and happiness are associated, he has but to look into his own heart, and… Act
- Thus meditating you will no longer strive to build yourself up in your prejudices, but, forgetting self, you will remember only that you are seeking… Build
- The selfishness must be discovered and understood before it can be removed. It is powerless to remove itself, neither will it pass away of itself.… Ceases
- Evil is not power; it is ignorance and misuse of good. Evil